| Class
Objectives and Descriptions |
| Outdoor
Cooking |
- Learn
safety and health procedures surrounding outdoor
cooking
- Learn
to cook outdoor food such as cake, cookies,
cobbler, hobo dinner, or s'mores
- eat,
enjoy, and clean-up
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|
Canoeing
|
- Learn
safety procedures surrounding canoeing.
- Learn
elementary canoeing procedures such as boarding,
paddling, and unboarding.
- Canoe
on our pond, enjoy the outdoor experience.
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|
Compasses
|
- Learn
parts and use of a compass.
- Learn
to navigate using direction and distance.
- Follow
basic orienteering course(s)
|
| Fire
building |
- Learn
safety procedures surrounding fire building.
- Learn
various ways to build a fire, collect wood,
light and extinguish it.
|
| Lumber |
- Learn
to identify various trees and their value as
lumber.
- Learn
basic forest ecology as it relates to lumber.
- Measure
one or more trees and determine its economic
value (board feet)
|
| Archery
|
- Learn
safety procedures surrounding archery.
- Learn
to hold, aim and shoot a bow and arrow.
- Practice
the skill of archery safely, gain expertise.
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Survival
|
- Learn
basic issues surrounding survival in a wilderness
or accident situation · Learn basics of food,
water, shelter, warmth, and rescue practice.
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Fishing
|
- Learn
safety procedures surrounding fishing.
- Practice
fishing, using "catch and release" in our pond.
-
Learn to identify fish, and their role in the
ecology of the pond.
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